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Yamuna water level crosses 45-year record, Delhi on high alert After days of heavy rain in Delhi, Yamuna River swelled to all time high level in the past 45 years as it crossed the 207.49-metre mark on Wednesday. Following which Delhi is on high alert. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the government said the water level of Yamuna in the Delhi crossed the danger mark today. In such a situation, the government has started the work of shifting people from the areas falling in the submergence area of Yamuna to safer locations. In view of this, on Tuesday, Irrigation…

Yamuna inching closer to ‘danger mark’: Govt prepared to relocate people from low-lying areas In response to the increasing water levels of the Yamuna River, the Delhi government is preparing on a war footing for rescue and relief operations. In line with these preparations, following the directions of Arvind Kejriwal, Revenue Minister Atishi inspected different areas of the Yamuna on a motorboat today. Additionally, she assessed the readiness of departments for relief and rescue operations that might be required during heavy rains. During the inspection, the Revenue Minister shared the current situation of the Yamnua and said: “Due to heavy…

Govt’s primary, MCD schools to remain closed on Tuesday due to heavy rain forecast After another spell of heavy rain forecast was aired by the Indian Meteorological Department, primary classes of all Delhi government and private schools will remain suspended on Tuesday according to an official circular issued on Monday. Due to the prediction for moderate to heavy rain in Delhi by the IMD, a holiday has been declared on June 11 (Tuesday) for students of Classes nursery to 5 in all government and government-aided schools under the Directorate of Education (DoE), the circular added. “All recognised private schools under…

Thieves lift shutter of shop in Zakir Nagar, steal cash; act caught on camera A gang of four thieves entered a shop in Zakir Nagar early morning by lifting a shutter and escaped with cash, according to residents. The robbers were caught on a CCTV camera in the shop. It can be seen in the CCTV footage that youths are entering the shop in Zakir Nagar. Residents came to know about the incident after the owner of the shop posted three videos of the incident on social media with residents expressing shock. Sharing information on social media, a netizen wrote…

Portion of road caves in at Khaliullah Mosque, 2nd incident in 15 days in Okhla A portion of road collapsed near Khaliullah Mosque on Sunday night, according to residents. A resident, who was passing by the road, posted a video and said a small portion of the road near a juice corner at Khaliullah Mosque road collapsed. No untoward incident took place, said Advocate Haider Ali, adding that a scooter got stuck and residents help it extricate. Nobody was hurt, he said. https://youtube.com/shorts/B24UusaH8Cg?feature=share Ali said other residents also reached the spot. This is not the first incident in Okhla. On…

2 Jamia Professors, alumnus scoop Delhi Urdu Academy Award It is a matter of pride for Jamia Millia Millia (JMI) that a current Professor, a retired Professor and an alumnus of the university received prestigious awards for their literary contributions by the Urdu Academy, Government of Delhi. The award function was organised at the Auditorium of the Delhi Secretariat, IP Estate on 6th July, 2023. Prof. Mohammad Asaduddin of the Department of English has received the Award for Translation for the year 2021-22 by the Urdu Academy, Government of Delhi. Prof. Shamsul Haque Usmani, a retired Professor of the university…

Hotmail founder Sabeer visits Jamia, delivers special talk Entrepreneur and founder of Hotmail & Showreel Sabeer Bhatia delivered a Special Talk on ‘Technology and Communication in Modern Times’ at Mir Anis Hall of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) today. Javed Yunus, Advisor, Aramco & Co-Founder Showreel was the Guest of Honour of the programme. Jamia Vice Chancellor and Patron, Prof. Najma Akhtar (Padma Shri) chaired the Special Talk which was organised by the Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, JMI. The Vice Chancellor in her welcome address said that the scientific innovations in terms of new technologies in machine learning and the…

AAP protests in Shaheen Bagh against ordinance The people of Delhi have taken to the streets in a protest against the unconstitutional and autocratic services ordinance imposed on Delhi, demanding its immediate withdrawal, said the AAP with its members and Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan taking part in a protest in Shaheen Bagh on Wednesday night. Local residents, including several AAP leaders, assembled outside the MLA office in Shaheen Bagh and marked in protest peacefully, expressing their strong dissent against the black ordinance with several videos and photos of the event even circulating on social media. From July 6 to July…

Watch: Okhla’s posh Johri Farm turns into ‘Venice’ Infrastructure in Jamia Nagar is in bad shape, according to residents. It gets exposed in monsoon with most streets getting waterlogged. On Thursday morning when it rained in the locality, residents said the situation in posh Johri Farm colony turned pathetic due to waterlogging in a few streets. https://youtu.be/ZsVz3kMtoCQ Johri Farm resident Aseem Asha Usman said the street in front of a local mosque was also waterlogged. Whenever it rains in the area, the situation turns bad and it takes at least three hours for water to recede with residents facing hardship…

Parked car’s 4 wheels go missing from Shaheen Bagh All four wheels of a car parked at Shaheen Bagh went missing, according to residents. They said it was only noticed by passersby on Tuesday morning. https://youtu.be/FOF7CPXlj84 It is not known whether the wheels were stolen as the car was seen standing on bricks. A digital journalist, who did live from the spot, said all the four wheels of the parked car were stolen. However, the owner of the car couldn’t be found. Also, it is not known whether a police complaint was filed or not. After the OT uploaded the…